1972.240: Aureus of Lucius Verus struck for his wife Lucilla, Rome
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a woman facing right, wavy hair pulled back and tied in a knot, loose clothing draped around her shoulders; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: L V C I L L A E / A V G / A N T O N I N I / A V G / F. The other side of the coin depicts a woman standing facing left, right arm extended holding an apple, left a slightly raised holding a long staff, draped in flowing clothing; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: V E / N V S.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.240
- People
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Lucilla, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
- Title
- Aureus of Lucius Verus struck for his wife Lucilla, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 164-183 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196159
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 7.21 g
- Die Axis
- 2
- Denomination
- aureus
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F
- Reverse Inscription: VE / NVS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC IV 321 p. 429; RIC III 783 p.276
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.240
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Draped bust of Lucilla to r., head bare, and hair waved and knotted in chignon at the back.
Rev.: Venus, draped, standing, facing l., holding apple in extended r. hand, long scepter in l. hand
Publication History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), p.151
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
- 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
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Verification Level
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